Mud-guard for wheels.



W. LEB.

MUD GUARD OR WHEELS. APPLIOATION ULEB JAN. 17, w13.

Patented Dac. 29, i914.

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. To aZZ :whom it may concern:

,water from WILLIAM LEE, OF PWTUCKET, ODE ISLAND MUD-GUARD FOB WHEELS.

1,322,957. specincetion ot Letters Patent. Patented Deen.. 29, jlliild v Application ined Ianuly 17, 1913. Serial No. 742,70@

of the tire so as to form a tight tit therewith. The periphery of the guard being located farthest from the periphery of the tire, it will be apparent that centrifugal force, during rotation' of the guard and tire, will cause the convex face to increase its area of'liolding` engagement with the tire. lt will also apparent, that the entire structure can M made of rubber, and secured in position Without the of metal or other fastening means.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure by. Let ters Patent- A mud guard for wliei'eleconsistinn,r of a ring-like iexible member of substantially concave-convex cross-section having its inner circumference' terminating in a curled or rolled over portion to provide an inten 4gral enlarged part which extends outwardly Be 1t known that I, WILLIAM zen of the United States, tucket, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Mud-Guards for heels, of"which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in mud guards for wheels, and relatesainore particularly to a mud guard which is"attached to the wheel to prevent water or niud displaced by thei wheel from being thrown laterally away from the latter, in order to prevent mud or beine; splashed against pedestrians, or vehicles, etc.

'The primary object of to provide a mud guard tached to the wheel .or to the tire of the wheel in a manner so as to rotate therewith, in dorder to fulfil the functions above speci- 1 e In the drawings-the figure is a front elevation of a wheel showing the present invention lapplied thereto, parts being broken away and shown in section.

In accordance with the present invention, the mud guard 7 is constructed of rubber and is formed into ring-like shape, the cross section of which is substantially concavoconvex. The inner l:circumference of the guard terminates in a curled or rolledV over portion 6, which provides an integral enlarged part vthat extends outwardly from the convex face of the guard and which is capable of being sp1-ung over a side of the wheel rim R to directly seat on the peripheral edge of the rim and to abutthe tire Lm, a citiresiding at Paw.

the invention is which can be atom the convex face 'ofisaid member and which is capable of, beine; sprung over a side of the wheel -riin te' directly seat in u peripheral edge of the rim and to abut the tire of the wheel, said convex face adjacent to the enlarged part being for direct engagement with the adjacent convex side portion of the yexposed face of the tire and. forming a tight t therewith, .and tliepefV riphery of said member being locatedfarthest from the periphery of the tire where' by the centrifugal force during rotatidh of lthe member and tire will cause'the convex face to increase its area of holding engagement with the tire.

In testimony whereof I haveL signed my' `name to this specification in the 'presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM LEE.

P of the Wheel. The convex face of the en- Witnesses: f larged part directly engages with the adja- ADA E. Hmmm' cent convex side portion of the exposed face J. A. MILLER. 

